$439.5 billion

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U.S. consumer spending edges up 0.1 percent in February

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Playing the waiting game

WASHINGTON - After holding interest rates at record lows for more than six years, the Federal Reserve still isn't ready to start raising them.

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Wait and see

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Better days ahead

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy took a beating from an especially harsh winter during the January-March quarter, skidding into reverse for the first time in three years. But spring has arrived and along with it, signs that the chill was just a temporary setback in the long road to recovery.

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U.S. retail sales up strong 1.1 percent in March

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Wider trade gap may mean slower economic growth

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit widened in December after hitting a four-year low in November. But for 2013, the gap reached its lowest point since 2009 as exports rose to a record.

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Yellen sworn in as Fed chair, succeeding Bernanke

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Despite market unrest, Fed likely to pare stimulus

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Century of influence

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